So I was looking on a spoiler for born of the gods, and I saw the title born of the gods with the symbol of (what might be) satyr horns! And what if xenagos, is born of the gods? What if in the love affair of nylea and purphoros, they had a child. and what if that child was XENAGOS?! He's a red green Planeswalker, so could it be that he is the son of nylea and purphoros?!!!
I don't think they mean born of the gods in a literal sense. Xenagos's whole goal is to enter the Theros pantheon, so it's no stretch to see Xenagos take center stage, for the set. If the set title directly refers to Xenagos, it could just mean he was born to stand among them rather than literally the son of two deities.
But if he really was...man that just...would be something, wouldn't it?
Gods don't procreate like that.
The children of the gods, if you want to say they are anything, are the enchantment creatures born of their... nature, I guess is the right word.
So, things like the nymphs and such are what they give birth to, as it were.
Also, beings of a non-natural origin (such as those crafted by the gods) aren't eligible for sparks.
In fairness, there's rather a lot we don't know about the gods and what goes on in Nyx. I certainly don't think the gods procreate as normal, but there's a question of what is "natural" for them.
This is all strictly from a devil's advocate position.
I don't know if they've ever told us where the line is.
Well, in this case we really don't know. We have no clue about how Nyx functions really.
But it's a logical conclusion otherwise. A being who is put together, designed, as it were, is purely artificial. This is the kind of thing that we find with the Flamekin. We know artificial beings are not created with a soul much less a spark.
The other side doesn't mean complete eligibility, it just opens up options. I mean, after all, we have the random mana manifestations in cases like some angels and demons, but just because they were pulled together out of chaos doesn't make them eligible for a spark either.
A being who is put together, designed, as it were, is purely artificial. This is the kind of thing that we find with the Flamekin. We know artificial beings are not created with a soul much less a spark.
Are the Lorwyn Flamekin created by some being or force? I had always thought they were the one example of actually breeding elementals.
Are the Lorwyn Flamekin created by some being or force? I had always thought they were the one example of actually breeding elementals.
They are created from the fires of Mt. Tanufel, which is itself one of the supreme elementals of Lorwyn. One of the primal forces similar to the Source of the Wanderwine, or even Oona, in her own usurping way.
It's what made Ashling special, she was the last flamekin created.
They are created from the fires of Mt. Tanufel, which is itself one of the supreme elementals of Lorwyn. One of the primal forces similar to the Source of the Wanderwine, or even Oona, in her own usurping way.
It's what made Ashling special, she was the last flamekin created.
Huh. You learn something new every day.
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I don't think they mean born of the gods in a literal sense. Xenagos's whole goal is to enter the Theros pantheon, so it's no stretch to see Xenagos take center stage, for the set. If the set title directly refers to Xenagos, it could just mean he was born to stand among them rather than literally the son of two deities.
But if he really was...man that just...would be something, wouldn't it?
The children of the gods, if you want to say they are anything, are the enchantment creatures born of their... nature, I guess is the right word.
So, things like the nymphs and such are what they give birth to, as it were.
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In fairness, there's rather a lot we don't know about the gods and what goes on in Nyx. I certainly don't think the gods procreate as normal, but there's a question of what is "natural" for them.
This is all strictly from a devil's advocate position.
If they're just like "AND THEN THERE WAS A NYMPH" *nymphpoof*, not so much.
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For all we know, the gods bleed new beings and that would be natural for them.
Now if they sat down and said "I'mma make a nymph!" then not so much.
Really, the question isn't of "natural reproduction", it's all the question of intelligent design or happenstance.
I don't know if they've ever told us where the line is.
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Well, in this case we really don't know. We have no clue about how Nyx functions really.
But it's a logical conclusion otherwise. A being who is put together, designed, as it were, is purely artificial. This is the kind of thing that we find with the Flamekin. We know artificial beings are not created with a soul much less a spark.
The other side doesn't mean complete eligibility, it just opens up options. I mean, after all, we have the random mana manifestations in cases like some angels and demons, but just because they were pulled together out of chaos doesn't make them eligible for a spark either.
Are the Lorwyn Flamekin created by some being or force? I had always thought they were the one example of actually breeding elementals.
They are created from the fires of Mt. Tanufel, which is itself one of the supreme elementals of Lorwyn. One of the primal forces similar to the Source of the Wanderwine, or even Oona, in her own usurping way.
It's what made Ashling special, she was the last flamekin created.
Huh. You learn something new every day.